A lot of people choose to use cooldown reduction items to try to counteract the cooldown and duration on these towers.  It often proves to be a very effective strategy.

I think his towers could use a longer duration, but only if you decrease their hit points (or change the way they scale)

Yeah, I would like them to have longer duration and less health. At least then it would seem a little more fair when I use towers, and I'd actually be able to get them all up.

i think the increase in duration is a great idea... i also find Towers almost useless when it takes around 3 minutes tog et them all up.... and then try to fight and rebuild them at the same time.

there has been many a time that i've trailed tower up there base (to get the fire power from our oen base) only to have one key tower time out, reducing my dps quite a bit.  with a longer duration/lower health i think towers might be an actualt viable build for me.

What about if towers only expire over time when the Rook isn't nearby and nearby towers die when he dies?

You are aware that 500m is larger then most maps, right?

I like the idea.

However regarding the Range aspect, considering a range of 20 is TB fireball, a range of 15 is UB spit, and most ranged characters normal attack, i think a range of 30 would be suitable for this buff, to keep the towers alive in his vicinity.